Chris Kidwell

“Surely, no man who has made God small in his own life will have the Godward focus to make Him big in their ministry to others.”
― Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been

“When you do the math, you may conclude that, yes, following Jesus will cost you—a lot. But here’s the thing: Not following Jesus will cost you even more. It will cost you life with God, the very purpose for which you were created. It will cost you access to the inner life of the Trinity, the “peace…which transcends all understanding,” and the “joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.”[17] It will cost you freedom from the bondage of sin, healing from the wounding of sin, forgiveness from the guilt and shame of sin, and adoption into the family of God out of the isolation of sin.”
― John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did.

“Wealth, stability, and comfort had appeared to blunt the mission of the church. Comfortable times create comfortable Christians.”
― Mark Sayers, A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders

“It’s one thing to make war for your country, your family, even in pursuit of glory. It’s another to believe that the people you fight are embodiments of evil and must be destroyed for that. I want this peninsula back. I want Esperaña great again, but I will not pretend that if we smash Al-Rassan and all it has built we are doing the will of any god I know.”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, The Lions of Al-Rassan